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On Saturday, June 2, 2018, Erwin Marine was excited to host the FIRST Surf Competition in Chattanooga!

Sponsored by HeyDay and Phase 5, the competition was a huge success with competitors from all over Chattanooga and surrounding areas.

The event was held on a beautiful, busy Saturday on Chickamauga Lake. We started with a kids’ competition. They had a blast and wow, these kids can shred it! We have amazing talent here in Chattanooga!

First place of the Youth Division went to this awesome surfer girl, Kate Rogers. Here she is with her brand new Phase 5 surfboard! Congratulations, Kate!

Kate Rogers | Photo by Jessica Arnold

Kate Rogers | Photo by Jessica Arnold

The HeyDay WT-Surf was busy all day with beginner and intermediate surfers. Some of them made it look so easy and effortless. Even the wipe-outs looked like fun!

HeyDay WT-Surf | Photo by Jessica Arnold

HeyDay WT-Surf | Photo by Jessica Arnold

Landon Deal | Photo by Jessica Arnold

Carrie Kertesz | Photo by Jessica Arnold

Brent Sanders | Photo by Jessica Arnold

Criscilla Tyler | Photo by Jessica Arnold

Ethan Travis | Photo by Jessica Arnold

Spectators cheering on the surfers | Photo by Jessica Arnold

Robert Kirby | Photo by Jessica Arnold

Brian Spears | Photo by Jessica Arnold

Kevin Rowe | Photo by Jessica Arnold

Shawn Smith | Photo by Jessica Arnold

James Milling | Photo by Jessica Arnold

Daniel Baxter | Photo by Jessica Arnold

Did we mention this is the FIRST surf competition in Chattanooga?

Our driver, Ben Dorton of HeyDay, did a killer job through the heat of the day and the sometimes crazy traffic in the lake. And we couldn’t have asked for a better team of judges than Keisha Bentley of HeyDay and Drew Danielo of Phase 5. They had a really tough job. In fact, they really had to put their heads together to chose the winners.

At the end of the day, win or lose, new friends were made, everyone had big smiles on their faces, and had a little fun on the water. All-in-all, the day was a big success!

If you missed the competition this year, don’t worry. We are already working on next year’s event! If you want to be sure not to miss out on it, keep up to date by filling out the form here.

We would like to offer a huge “Thank You” to all who made this event happen, especially Keisha Bentley and Benjamin Dorton of HeyDay, Drew Danielo of Phase 5, Michael Porter and Bryan Summers of Erwin Marine. And thank you to all of the competitors and spectators for showing up and being patient with us for our first run of this surf competition. We had fun and we hope you did too. Next year will be even better and we welcome your suggestions to make it so. Thank you!

Erwin Marine Riverfront

Erwin Marine Riverfront offers premium transient dockage along Chattanooga's 21st Century Riverfront as well as fuel, pump out, and related boating services. Erwin Marine Riverfront is excited about bringing the local boating community together through events on the water.